Suspenders



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SUSPEND-HRS.

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BENJAMIN O.'FOSTER,*OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 354,779, dated December21, 1886, Application filed September 2 1885. Serial No. 214,687. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN O. FOSTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mansfield, in the county of Richland, State of Ohio, haveinvented Certain new and useful Improvements in Suspenders, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to suspenders; and it consists in the parts whichwill be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofa pair of suspenders provided with my improvement Fig. 2 is an elevationof the rear piecewith shoulder-straps detached. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of the pivotal arms and metallic loop with straps detached.Fig. 4 is a front elevation of one of the front pieces with the metallicloop and pivotal stud removed.

Like letters indicate like parts in the several views. The letters A Aindicate the shoulder-straps. These straps meet and are united at theback, and terminate in a loop, A. Said loop engages a metallic loop, B.

O is a folded strap. The loop B is passedthrough the fold in the strap.

O D indicate an arm-piece provided near its middle with an opening, D,through which is secured a stud-button, E. The strap 0 straddles theupper side of the arm-piece D, and said strap is pivotally secured tothe piece D by means of the stud or rivet button E. The shank of thebutton E passes through the opening D, and through openings in the strap0. The outerends of the arms D are provided with rigid stud-buttons F.

H represents loop-straps. These straps are provided on each end withloops I I. The upper loops, I, are pivotally secured to the studs F onthe outer ends of the arm-piece D. The

loops I I are preferably formed of cord. Said loops are rigidly unitedto the strap H by I means of the tapering folded metallic pieces J.Inwardly-proj ectin g spurs are formed from the metallic pieces J. Thesespurs engage the loop-cords I I and strap H.

- K is a grooved or flanged piece rigidly fixed t0 the under side of thefront arm-piece, D. This flanged piece is intended, to receive an independent cord or strap suspended from the front stud, E. This strapshould be provided with a bottom loop for engaging a button on thedrawers. The pivotal connections E F of the ar1n-piece D are soarranged. that the said arm-piece may turn freely on the centralpiv-'otal stud, E.

When there is a strain on either of the independent straps H, thepivotal connection permits the side of the arm D on which the strainoccurs to be drawn downward, and the companion strap on the same arm iscorrespondingly elevated. When the pressure on the arm-studs is equal,the parts occupy the normal position, as shown in Fig. 2; but-when astrain occurs on any particular strap H its companion strap yieldsaccordingly. By this arrangement a nice adjustment is'at all timesautomatically effected.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. The combination, with the bar provided with endstuds and central downward projection,K, of the strap 0 and loop B, saidstrap be- 7 5 ing pivotally secured to the center of the bar, the loopaforesaid being engaged to said strap, substantially as described, andfor the purposes set forth.

2. An improved article of manufacture consisting of the bar D, havingthe studs F and projection K, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

BENJAMIN O. FOSTER. I Witnesses:

J. W. BROWN, S. A. MONTIS.

